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Insurance and Driver’s License for Courier Workers

Most responsible people who earn a living from a courier job will have some form of insurance coverage.
Some may be mandatory (such as third party vehicle cover) but other components may be strongly recommended for your own protection – such as carriage of goods and professional indemnity protection.

Insurance and Driver’s License for Courier Workers

However, it may be easier than you think to risk it.

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It is often overlooked that many insurance policies can become invalid (thus giving fewer covers) under one of four general circumstances: • You failed to make a material materially important statement when you took out the cover. This is sometimes called ‘cheat apps’. • You have not complied with the policy requirements (eg mandatory requirements to notify your provider of changing circumstances). • The reason your claim arises as a result of your engagement in a criminal activity. • You do not comply with laws relating to your activities.

Reality

There are some circumstances that can make you face a big bill, without the support of your existing insurance policy. Take, for example, driving with an expired SIM. If this is not renewed when necessary, some form of cover of your insurance may become null and void. So if your vehicle is then damaged in an expensive accident, your insurance may not cover you.

Another example may arise if you fail to state a medical condition that has an impact on your driving ability. This not only becomes your cover insurance issue, but it can also cause your problem from a legal standpoint.

The final and classic scenario is when a person starts working on a courier job using their own vehicle. It is important to realize that, by operating your car or van to ‘hire or reward’, you can automatically cancel personal covers that you may have in a vehicle. Insurance and Driver’s License for Courier Workers

Keeping on top of everything

In many cases where worker employment insurance is inadvertently invalid, it arises from lack of awareness.

Some people are quite relaxed to renew their driving license and others consider it possible to start using their own vehicles for courier work without taking on certain commercial covers.

While true insurance can be tricky, there is little reason to make such a mistake. Most insurance providers are more than happy to answer questions and clarify where you might need to do things differently to keep your cover on.

So it’s important to be careful in checking regularly of all your current documents and nothing has changed since you completed the policy application form first.

If you want to rest easily at night knowing that you are fully and securely fulfilling your messenger work activities, we recommend that you review quickly with your insurer.

Norman Dulwich is the correspondent for the Courier Exchange, the world’s largest neutral trading center for the same day courier work in the express goods exchange industry. More than 4,000 transport exchange businesses are combined through their websites, trading jobs and capacity in a secure ‘wholesale’ environment. Insurance and Driver’s License for Courier Workers